- N-carbamoylputrescine amidase
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N-carbamoylputrescine amidase Identifiers EC number 3.5.1.53 CAS number 85030-69-9 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme view KEGG KEGG entry MetaCyc metabolic pathway PRIAM profile PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO Search PMC articles PubMed articles In enzymology, a N-carbamoylputrescine amidase (EC 3.5.1.53) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- N-carbamoylputrescine + H2O putrescine + CO2 + NH3
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are N-carbamoylputrescine and H2O, whereas its 3 products are putrescine, CO2, and NH3.
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, those acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds other than peptide bonds, specifically in linear amides. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N-carbamoylputrescine amidohydrolase. Other names in common use include carbamoylputrescine hydrolase, and NCP. This enzyme participates in urea cycle and metabolism of amino groups.
References
- Yanagisawa H and Suzuki Y (1982). "Preparation and properties of N-carbamylputrescine amidohydrolase from maize shoots". Phytochemistry 21 (9): 2201–2203. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(82)85177-7.
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